Chinese New Year 2022 is a time for families to celebrate prosperity and kinship.  It is a time when delicious foods are served in abundance. In line with this, Mardhiyyah Hotel & Suites Shah Alam (MHS) ushers in the Year of Tiger with Halal Auspicious Yee Sang Menu, Pre Chinese New Year Appreciation Menu, Chinese New Year Eve Dinner Menu & Chinese New Year Prosperity Menu. The Menu is prepared by their Chinese cuisine specialized […]

It has been a challenging 2021. While the boys are getting used to studying online, I also noticed that they are beginning to get bored interacting through screens. Humans in general need social interactions. Being reduced to only interacting virtually may have affected their mental health where lack of personal interaction is a concern. At such, both my boys welcome recommencing of physical school with joy. While I still have mixed feelings sending them back […]

The pandemic changes many things. It also impacts the travel industry tremendously; unfortunately not in a positive way as many have been hit hard due to the travel restrictions and people living in fear like a hermit. However, now that the majority of us are vaccinated and the interstate travel restriction has been lifted, we see many people coming out of their shells and enjoying the outdoors again. People are either going to Genting, Langkawi […]

We will be welcoming the Year of the TIGER this Chinese New Year. It is one of my favourite Animal Zodiacs as Tigers have a special place in my heart.  I’ve already started creating some simple DIY Tiger decors using angpao packets. Check out my tutorials and do try to make them to decorate your house this Chinese New Year.  Easy Tiger Angpow Decor Year of The TIGER Table Top Angpao Decor Year of […]

We went for a picnic again recently. This time we decided to check out Pantai Tanjung Piai in Pulau Indah. Fishing Village at Pulau Indah Pantai Tanjung Piai is an hour drive from our place to the Marina. From the Marina we needed to drive another 5km to the beach. The road after the Marina leading to the beach is EXCELLENT to test your car’s suspensions as we were bouncing like jelly beans the entire […]

 Ayden learned about Sekinchan fishing village and paddy field recently in class. He told us so much about it and asked a lot of questions. We have never been to Sekinchan so we decided to make a half-day trip to give Ayden a ‘lawatan sambil belajar’ experience. Sekinchan is about an hour drive away from PJ. The best time to visit Sekinchan paddy field is March to May or September to November during pre-harvest […]

We brought the boys to Kepong Botanic Garden last weekend. The Daddy stumbled upon this place last month when he was delivering mooncakes. The entire garden is so huge. Entrance fee is RM1 per person for those 12 years and above. Parking fee is RM5 if you park inside but we did not. We parked outside which is free of charge. The first thing that caught our sight when we started walking was the tortoises. […]

We finally came out of our cave since lockdown. Last Sunday we brought the boys to Ampang Hillview to see the KL skyline. Darling and I used to frequent Ampang Lookout Point when we were dating but that place is closed now.  Can you see KL Tower and KLCC? My heroes. Ethan showing off his Liverpool FC face mask that I bought from Shopee We also brought the boys to Tugu Negara as Ayden recently […]

Ayden recently learned about Tugu Negara during his BM lesson. He told us about it so the Daddy thought why not bring him over to see the real thing? And so we did. We went there last Sunday at 5.30pm. The place is open until 6pm so it was quite empty by then.  War memorial in Kuala Lumpur Address: Perdana Botanical Garden Jalan Parlimen Kuala Lumpur City Centre 50480 Kuala Lumpur Operating hours: Sunday 7am–6pm […]

1st dose Sinovac done! Received notification for my appointment at 5.45pm. Dropped everything at home and rushed over to MITEC and all done by 6.30pm. Phew! Mimpi also kenot believe this will happen today Update on 4/7/2021: SIX of my friends got their vaccination appointments today after updating their MySejahtera app so please update yours too (including the pregnant and breastfeeding part)

Teachers’ Day is here but this year we can’t bake anything or present red pens or beauty sheet mask to our children’s teacher due to the pandemic. So how do they convey their heartfelt gratitude towards their dedicated and hardworking teacher? Virtually of coz.. Ayden and his classmates with all their parents came together to make this video possible. We presented it to his teacher as an early Teachers’ Day gift. Needless to say, she […]

Hari Raya is just around the corner. I hope it is not too late to share these simple Raya cookies recipes and tutorial videos: Kurma Cornflakes Cookies Ingredients: 150g dates 250g cornflakes 250g salted butter 140g sugar 300g self-raising flour 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract  Tutorial video here: Biskut Ketupat Ingredients: 400g plain flour 30g corn flour 250g salted butter 150g sugar 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 25g cocoa powder 1 tsp instant […]

I don’t remember at what age money first fascinated me. I do remember though that I was always on the lookout for coins on the ground. The joy of discovering them was just priceless; not that I could do much with them though. Kids these days have it better than us. They are often pampered with luxury but I try not to splurge on my kid. I want him to learn to appreciate money. As […]

Let’s do a sports bra review today Since MCO happened last March, I started wearing sports bra everyday because they are more comfy than our ordinary much restricting bras. But it wasn’t easy to find a sports bra that fits and have proper support. After trying several sports bra, I’d like to share 3 of my favourite types of sports bra today. Each of them have their own purpose. Only one type is suitable for […]

COLLECTION OF BEST PANDAN RECIPES | WHAT TO DO WITH PANDAN LEAVES Pandan leaf has an amazing pleasant and sweet aroma. Here in Malaysia, we are very fortunate as it is very easy to grow pandan leaves.  I love to place a whole bunch of fresh pandan leaves in the car as an air freshener. Though it smells amazing, it also makes me hungry thinking of all the food flavored with pandan leaves.  Pandan leaves […]

Before the pandemic, I don’t know much about online shopping but since we started to stay at home, I’ve been shopping online frequently. I don’t spend much though as I usually browse to see if there is any interesting cheap buys especially when it comes to toys for the boys. My favourite is when they throw some items at dirt cheap rates inclusive of FREE SHIPPING. If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll see me […]

The hubby has a habit of buying fruits and leaving it there waiting for me to cut them. I used to hate it when he buys papaya as I have difficulty peeling the skin because my palm is not big enough to grip it. A couple of years ago, I discovered a way to cut it without the need to peel it first and from that time onwards, I am no longer angry when he […]

When a cat presents you a dead rat… you bury it (the rat not the cat 😅) What you’ll need: 1) A mini hoe 2) Tree bark 3) Branches Watch how the boys bury the rat. They were rushing against time as the cat is nearby to snatch the rat away 🤦🏻‍♀️

Mango season is here. How do you cut your mangoes? The hubby takes an hour to cut them because he peels them first before cutting the flesh. I on the other hand, take less than 5 minutes because I skip the peeling part and get cubed mangoes instantly. Here’s how I do it: Since we are talking about how to cut fruits, here’s how I cut papaya easily without the need to peel the skin […]

Year 2020 was a challenge with the onset of the pandemic and all of us trying to cope with the New Normal. Year 2021 is not much better but what have we learn during this difficult period of time? We learned to stay at home and limit our movement without compromising our interaction with others. Suddenly online meet-ups IS the way to be. We hold meetings virtually, our kids studied online and just last month, […]

The Daddy had a flat tyre today. So happens Ethan is at home so he gets to experience how to change a flat tyre. While Ethan was helping the Daddy, a guy from the neighbourhood drove pass and asked if Ethan is a mechanic. Dengan rambut panjang dia tu, I think he looks like one too What did I do while both Ethan and the Daddy were changing the tyre? I stood there taking video […]

I’m not a gamer hence I know nothing about the game Among Us but Ayden is a huge fan of it. The other day he requested for an Among Us paper craft for him to play the offline version with his friends so I made him an Imposter. I used coloured paper, a cloth peg and glue to make this.  Watch this video to see how I made it: I also made AMONG US bookmarks […]

Tong sui or sweet dessert is generally referring to a bowl of warm sweet soup served as dessert at the end of a meal. A traditional tong sui is packed with various nutrition and health benefits. Different ingredients brings different benefits hence it is good to rotate with different tong sui throughout the week. Aloe vera with honey Apple red dates tongsui Ginkgo barley tongsui Green bean (mung bean) with sago tongsui Pandan Leaf Tea Papaya Snow […]

Travel makes us happy but when was the last time you traveled? Seems like ages ago right? All our travel plans back in 2020 were put on hold. The first quarter of 2021 does not look too promising either but I really hope the situation will improve tremendously by the time we hit the second half of this year. Traveling helps us experience life in different ways. There is only so much the internet can […]

I don’t usually fancy eating nasi lemak anymore when I dine out as it is getting really hard to find good nasi lemak these days. The ones out there are either not lemak enough or not fragrant enough. Maybe because I am spoilt by my mom’s awesome nasi lemak that make me quite fussy when it comes to this topic.  Nasi lemak is not just rice cooked in coconut milk. There’s actually a secret ingredient that […]

Since Ayden resumed online classes in late January this year, his school has been giving them lots of interesting assignments to be submitted online. I’ve shared two of them earlier – CNY Cooking Video and CNY Plum Blossom Art Today, I’ll be sharing another assignment – it is a dance assignment to the viral MooMoo song this year but instead of dancing, Ayden did what he does best; played the drum cover to that song. […]

Today, I am going to share this simple yet amazingly beautiful Chinese New Year Plum Blossom art. All we need is a piece of paper, some paint, a paintbrush, a toothbrush and a straw. First, drop some black paint or ink on the paper. Use straw to blow the ink to form branches. Use a toothbrush to sprinkle some colours onto the paper. You may touch up the branch that is covered by the paint […]

Ayden’s school gave their students an assignment. The assignment is to record a video of them baking / making any Chinese New Year goodies (cookies / cakes / meals ) with their family member(s). Obviously we are excited to do that as cooking / baking is our forte. We decided to make Nian Gao using our pressure cooker so that I can also upload it onto our YouTube channel as I haven’t recorded a tutorial […]

We will be celebrating Chinese New Year of the OX in 2021. It may be a little early but here we are sharing video tutorials on how to DIY OX from CNY lucky red packets. They are really simple to make so do try it out yourselves: ORIGAMI CUTE OX ORIGAMI OX HEAD DIY ANGPOW OX / COW DIY CNY OX ANGPOW ORIGAMI DIY YEAR OF THE OX ANGPOW ENVELOPE DIY YEAR OF THE OX […]

Last Christmas Ayden received an enchanting children’s book, “Letter from Santa Claus” by Robin Jones. Letter from Santa Claus tells a story set in the year 1949. It is about a five-year-old boy who is sick with pneumonia. In the spirit of Christmas, this young boy writes a letter to Santa Claus whilst being hospitalized. One morning, he is woken by his father who finds a letter from Santa on his hospital bed. In that […]

With a blink of an eye, the boys are going back to school. They spent most of their schooling days studying online from home in 2020 but now it is time to face the inevitable and return to physical schooling. I must admit that it is a mixed feeling to allow the boys to get back to school. In one way, I am glad that they are going to be reunited with their friends. They […]

We will be welcoming the Year of the OX this coming Chinese New Year. I would like to share some DIY ideas you can do for the Year of the OX. YEAR OF THE OX ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES First, let’s start with this cute and delicious buttery almond cookies. Imagine serving them to your guests. I’m sure it will be the center of attraction.  Click to watch the tutorial video as well as to get […]

This happened earlier this month. I only got the time to jot it here now as I was caught up with Christmas cookies order. Thank you for all your support. I hope my cookies will bring joy to many this festive season. Okay so here’s my story. A surprise came in the mail one day addressed to Darling. He’s not at home so I received it on his behalf. I called him and he told […]

Do you like FRUITCAKES but loves cookies more? Then you’ll LOVE this Christmas Fruitcake COOKIES. All the goodness of fruitcake in bite-sized crunchy cookies. I am not a huge fan of Christmas Fruitcake. It’s not that I don’t like them, I do like and eat them even but I just can’t eat a lot of it because they are somehow too rich. However, when it comes to cookies, I can eat them like there’s no […]

KOLEKSI RESIPI KUIH MUIH MALAYSIA I just realised I’ve made quite a lot of kueh lately. Let me list them all down in alphabetical order. I assure you these are all tried and tested recipe hence they are guarantee jadi punya. ABOK ABOK BUNGA TELANG ANGKU KUEH APAM BALIK APAM GULA MELAKA APAM PUTIH (BAI TANG GAO) BAYAM CELUP TEPUNG BEBOLA BIJAN BEBOLA KELEDEK BEGEDIL DAGING BINGKA JAGUNG CEKODOK PISANG CHOCOLATE PANCAKE COCONUT CANDY CUCUR […]

Ayden been pestering me for pancakes just because the cartoon he’s watching eats pancake for breakfast hence he wants to have pancakes for breakfast too You know me, if I think it is a simple task, I’ll make the boys do it themselves. Pancakes definitely falls into the EASY category so instead of me making them, I let Ayden make them for us. Can you see how happy he is making pancakes? He’s anticipating eating […]

It is now confirmed that the boys will be studying from home until the end of the academic year in December. While Ayden will be back to school in January next year, Ethan will only go back in March.  This only means one thing – I need to make more snacks for them. The boys can’t stop munching when they are at home. Not only them, I can’t stop snacking too. I guess munching something […]

Happy Halloween from our family to yours. Throwback to a couple of years ago when we get to celebrate Halloween. Ayden loves Halloween. Big brother Ethan is not a fan though.  I once dressed Ayden up as a Mummy and he won a prize for our effort.  This year for Halloween, we may not be able to go out to celebrate but I still make it a point to spend some Halloween themed time with […]

Do you remember during the beginning of MCO back in March when we all first started staying home with nothing much to do? We began to experiment in the kitchen; looking for some easy viral recipes to make. Those were the days when you can see almost everyone posting on social media their Dalgona Coffee or You Tiao (Yau Char Kwai) or even Roti Canai.  Well where I am staying at, we are now experiencing […]

We’ll be celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival on the 1 October this year. It’s considered early but I am already baking mooncakes for sale. I thought of just warming up my oven for now hence I posted some pictures on my Facebook but to my surprise, orders have already started pouring in. Some have even collected their mooncakes while the rest secured their orders only to be collected mid September onwards.  I am only selling baked mooncakes […]

My family and I have not dined out since the beginning of MCO as I simply don’t have the confidence in bringing little Ayden out (other than to and from school). I’m also sceptical of places without proper SOP implementation hence the reason I prefer to stay home with the most we have done is to order food delivery to our house.  Two Saturdays ago was a historical day for our family as we finally […]

What is PYTHON? I am not computer savvy so I have no idea what PYTHON is until recently. We were all locked at home due to the pandemic, bored to tears and then I saw it – in my email, a promotion for e-learning on Python from 5T3M. I asked my boys if they are game to give it a try and they looked at me wide eyed, as clueless as myself. Since we have […]

How is the New Normal treating you? For me and the boys, we still spend most of our time at home with the only time we are out is to school and back. Spending endless time at home also means having in hand lots and lots of games to keep us occupied. When I say games, I don’t mean online games but physical games that we can play together as a family. These are some […]

Since we have been staying home the past few months, my boys have not eaten ‘junk food’ as I don’t usually buy them to keep at home. I do however make healthy snacks for them such as this delicious oven-baked sweet potato fries:  Or this melt-in-your-mouth Chocolate Coated Cheesecake Bars:  I have a lot of sweet potatoes during lockdown that I have made many snacks from it. I did sweet potato ang ku […]

I wanted to bake for a friend who is a vegan and also lactose intolerant. That means eggs and dairy milk are out. That also means cakes are out because I have never bake a cake without eggs or milk. I asked my baker friends and one suggested peanut cookies as it doesn’t require eggs except for the glazing part. I researched further and wooolah – VEGAN PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES and I made them from […]

Question: What’s greater than the combination of chocolate and cheesecake? Answer: A chocolate and cheesecake combo that tastes like ICE CREAM! Rich and creamy cheesecake coated in bittersweet dark chocolate. Eaten chilled, it is just like eating cheesecake ice-cream. The best part is, this chocolate coated cheesecake is ridiculously simple to bake so if you are thinking of hosting and impressing your guests, this is the one dessert that you should try baking. Ingredients: 70g […]

This year we celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival differently. For once, we were neither back in my nor Darling’s hometown. We stayed put here in the Klang Valley. That also means that we would not be able to savor the delicious dumplings from our families. For that very same reason, I tried making dumplings but because I have never done this before, I do not know how to tie the dumplings. Hence I did it […]

It’s the durian season again and we are blessed with an abundance of these King of fruits from my father-in-law’s orchard. While I ate most of them, I also kept some for baking as I simply love durian cakes. I made this super soft and fluffy durian cake using very basic ingredients which are readily available in our pantry. This recipe doesn’t call for the use of baking powder or baking soda as the whipped […]

The Dragon Boat Festival is fast approaching. Due to the current situation we are all in, we won’t be able to balik kampung to celebrate but that doesn’t mean we can’t try making our own dumplings. HOWEVER, the problem is we don’t know how to fold and tie dumplings and with the limited resources we have at home, I had to improvise to come up with this super easy ‘cheat’ way of NO FOLD, NO […]

My boys love to eat salmon. I like my salmon plain but they like it in teriyaki sauce. They’ll order salmon teriyaki whenever we dine at Japanese restaurants. Since we are not able to dine out anymore now, I mean we can dine out but it is obviously safer to stay safe at home with the kids so I made this simple yet super delicious dish for them. Salmon teriyaki has been a regular in […]

Crispy Butter Chicken is one of the easiest ‘restaurant’ dish to replicate at home. Ingredients are very basic which consist of mostly stuffs that we usually already have at home. This deliciously appetizing fried chicken is also one of the boys’ favourite dish hence it is a regular in our weekly menu.   Ingredients: Marinate: 1/4 cup water | air 1 egg white | telur putih 1/2 tsp salt | garam 2 tbs oyster sauce | […]

Ayden loves doughnuts and we used to buy for him whenever we are out shopping. But since we are cooped at home during MCO/CMCO, he has been pestering me to make doughnuts for him which I eventually did.  This is our all-time favourite doughnut recipe. It makes soft and fluffy doughnuts using one secret ingredient. Well, it is not such a secret anymore since I am going to reveal it here anyway. The secret to […]

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If you have been following my Facebook or YouTube channel, you’ll see that we have been keeping ourselves occupied making local kuih muih that we can usually easily get from Bazaar Ramadan. The boys are the happiest, getting to savor all these delicious treats for tea. Click here to see the full list of what we’ve made. Today I’m sharing our favourite Apam Balik which is so simple to make, it’s unbelievable! Ingredients: 220g flour […]

After 50 days of continuous cooking, I finally got my well deserved break on Mother’s Day Though we are unable to dine-out to celebrate, I am still treated like a Queen over a sumptuous Chinese dishes from Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant’s Takeaway menu from One World Hotel PJ We chose Combo Set B with a choice of 4 dishes from the Takeaway menu. The boys and the Daddy arranged this for me. The dishes of […]

The time spent at home has given me the opportunity to explore and improve my cooking / baking skills. The boys are constantly hungry and we are now craving for local delicacies in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan. Not that we are fasting but our friends are and their many sharing on social media is making us salivating at home.  If previous years, we will just visit the bazaar for our local kuih […]

It is the holy month of Ramadan now. We miss buying those local kuih muih at Ramadan bazaar hence we try to make some ourselves. It is a bit tough as I have limited ingredients at home but I do have everything to make Cucur Ikan Bilis. The boys love this very much that they are already requesting to make it again. Bahan-bahan / Ingredients: 2 cawan tepung gandum  / 2 cups wheat flour 1 […]

On days that Ayden doesn’t have online lessons, he will sometimes help me in the kitchen. Yesterday, he cooked Broccoli with Mushroom in Oyster Sauce.  This is a very simple dish to cook. It takes very little time to prepare and even lesser time to cook. Watch this video to see our Little Chef Ayden dishing it out using our All In One cooker: 

After a month of staying home and about 2 weeks learning from home, the boys are getting comfortable with online learning. Big brother Ethan has to wake up early on certain days for online lessons but the rest of us sleep in till noon 😅 Lil’ Ayden has more homework and video assignments to do compared to Ethan. Today I’m sharing one of his assignment video. He learns Science in Mandarin as he is in […]

It’s 11 days into MCO yet some people are still not heeding the call to stay at home. For folks in PJ, police here have closed several major roads into the district as part of the movement control order (MCO).  The affected roads are Persiaran Mahogani Seksyen 9, Persiaran Jati Seksyen 8 and Persiaran Sungai Buloh which are around the Kota Damansara area. Jalan Gasing road bordering Kuala Lumpur has also been closed. This means […]